LESSON 15 : HUMAN RIGHTS (Page 86).
STAGE ONE :
1)Complete the spidergram with words/expressions related to Human Rights:
de---- st------ of living -------------------------------- reg------ion at birth
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HUMAN RIGHTS
the right to ed------- vo----
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freedom of ---------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------------
2)a/Look at the picture (p.86).Describe the scene and write down words we can associate with it.
b/Put the words you found into the blue table.
STAGE TWO:
1) Survey the text and choose the right option:
- The text,which was written by (a former slave / a slave owner / a slave trader),is taken from (a
biography / a school book / an autobiography ).The most suitable title to the text is:( The Death of a
Mother / The Story of a Slave / The Son of a Master).
2) a/Correct the following sentences with reference to the first and second paragraphs:
®The writer knew his age. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .
®The masters accepted to give their slaves information about their age. …………………………………… .
®Masters encouraged the education of their slaves. …………………………………………………………………. .
®The writer knew nothing about his father given that he spent his early childhood with his mother.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
b/ Match each expression with its corresponding definition:
COLUMN A COLUMN B ANSWERS:
1/Authentic record a/ search / questioning. 1+…..
2/ Improper b/ true,reliable document. 2+…..
3/ Inquiries /(singular: c/ a baby or very young child. 3+…..
…………)
4/ Restless d/ incorrect. 4+…..
5/ Infant e/ unwilling to keep still or stay where you are because 5+…..
you are nervous or bored.
3) a/Complete the following paragraph with words from the third paragraph:
The writer didn’t see his mother very often-only four or five times in all his …………………. . As she was a
…………... ………….. , she could see her son only at …………………. because if she came after sunrise,she
would be punished by ……………………. .
b/ Find in the paragraph above expressions that mean:
® an outdoor farm worker : …………………………………. / ®beating for punishment: ………………………
4) a/Pick out details showing that:
® Children didn’t use to live with their mothers until adulthood.(Par.2) ……………………………………. .
Ω To part means: * to ill-treat. / *to punish. / *to separate.
®The writer was deprived of his mother’s daily affection.(Par.4) ……………………………………………. .
Ω to recollect means: * to forget. / *to be able to remember something. /*to overcome problems.
®The writer’s mother led a miserable life,and death was a kind of relief for her.(Par.4) ……………. .
Ω Hardships means: * agony. / *difficulties. / *opportunities.
®The writer reacted rather coldly on hearing about his mother’s death.(Par.4) ……………………… .
Ω Tidings means: * news. / *strong ties. / * pieces of clothing.
Ω Soothing (adj)means:* upsetting. /*making someone feel calmer and less anxious./*unnecessary.
(verb)……………………… .
®The writer didn’t even have the right to relieve his mother’s pain.(Par.4) …………………………… .
Ω Burial (noun) means: *consulting a doctor. / *the act of putting a dead body into a grave. /
(verb)…………… *recovery.
b/ Bearing in mind your justification to the last sentence [Question4/a],say whether the subject is
the doer of the action or [Link] does this imply?
c/ Consider the LANGUAGE PRACTICE part (Page 88).
POST-READING:
Speaking : In pairs,go through the five details about the writer’s life (Page 89),and select the
ones you judge as most inhuman and [Link] your viewpoint to the rest of
the class,based on your knowledge of basic human rights.
Writing :
The situation of children is rather difficult if not alarming in many countries. Poverty,
illiteracy, hunger, diseases and exploitation are some of the problems they face. You have
decided to write an article to a daily newspaper to express your worries and concern about
the situation and to remind people of children’s basic rights as human beings.
* Step 1 : Read the topic carefully and try to jot down any ideas related to it.
* Step 2 : Complete the phrases below with your ideas ( from Step 1 ).
*My cause for concern is ………………….
*Perhaps not all of you know that …………………………………
*You just need to look around and see …………… in order to realize ……………………………
*Take for example ……………………………………………………………………….
*It is really unfortunate to know that they ……………………………………..
*I have two more concerns. First , ………………….. . Second , ………………………………………………… .
*For all these reasons , ……………………………………………………………..
*Besides , …………………………………………………………………………
*On top of that , ……………………………………………………………………………….
*Most important of all , ………………………………………………………………………..
*If we all ……………………………………… , I am absolutely sure that …………………........
* Step 3 : Compare your first draft with your class mate’s. Check for mistakes , then write
your final draft.